Companies Act 1870 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO TEnTIO ET TRICESIMO QUARTO

No. 22.

An Act to amend the Conpnies Act, 1864.

[Asscnted to, 13th January, 1871.1

HEREAS it is expedirnt to ameud " The Companies Act, Preamble.

W 1864 "-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of thc	Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this prcscnt Parliament assembled, as follows :-

l. Wherever in thc said Act or in this Bct the "Supreme Court"	Court to mean
Supremo Court in its

or The Court J J is mentioned or referred to, the Supreme Court Equitable J urisdic-

in its Fquitable Jurisdiction shall be interded; and wherever in the	tion.
said Act or in this Act a "Judge" is mentioned or referred to, the	Judge to mean
Primary Judge in Equity shall be intended; and if there shall be	Primary Judge.
no such Judge, then any one of the Judges of the Suprenzc Court sitting in Chambers may do all such acts, and hear and determine all such matters and things as by the said Act or by this Act is au tho- rized to be done, heard, or determined bp a Judge of the said Court.

Companies Act

2. So far as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, '' The Companies Act, 18G4," shall bc read and construed as if

1864," to be read as

if passed after Equity

Act, 1866, and to be

the same had been passed after the Equity Act, 186G," came into

read with this Act.

operation; and this Act and " The Companies Act, 1864," shall be

read and construed as one Act.

'L Companies Act,

3. The provisions of The Companies Act, 1864," shall not apply 1864," not to apply

to any company or CO-partnership which carries on the business of	to insurance com-
panies.

2~ insurance

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insurance against loss or damage by fire, or the business of marine or life insurance. either alone or in common with any other business or

Proviso aa to

companies already	businesses: ~rovided always that this section shah not apply to any
rogiatered.	such company or CO-partnership already registered under "The
Companies Act,, 1864," *

Companies Act,

1864,- not to apply 4. The provisions of The Companies Act, 1864," shall not

tobankingaompanies, apply to any company or CO-partnership formed, or to be formed,

Rz(, J F - for the purpose of carrying on thc business of banking.

C M 4 ~ 5 5. NO company, association, or partnership, consisting of more

Prohibition

ncrships, exceeding a

certain number of	than twenty persons, shall be formed after this Act shall come into
persons.	operation, for the purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain, by the company, association, or part- nersbip, or by the individual members thereof, unless it is registered as a company undcr G The Companies Act, 1864," or unless it is formed or constituted uuder the provisions of some Act of the 1 1 - perial Parliament, or of the Pnrliament of the said Province, or by
Exceptions.	Letters Patent, or by Royal Charter: Provided always that thc pro- visions of this Act, and of "The Companies Act, 1864," shall not; apply to Friendly Societies, Benefit Societies, or Building Societies or Companies, and shall not affect or apply to "The Miners' Act,

1865," nor to '"l'he Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1864."

Where documents

delivered to the 6. All documents delivered to the Registrar of Companies, undcr

Registrar are to be	the provisions of this Act, &all be kept at such office or place in
kept.	Adelaide, as the Governor shall by notice in the k;outh Austmlian
Government Goxette, from time to time direct.

Amendment of	7, Wherever in the schedules to ''	the Companies Act, 1864,"
aehedules in Corn-

paniea ~ c t,	1864."	the word " Associate " or " Chief Clerk" occurs, the said schedules shall be read and construed as if, in lieu of such words, the words
Chief Clerk in Equity " were contained in such schedules; or the title of the officer of the Supreme Court, for the time being, appointed under the provisions of the Act No. 81 of 1855-6, to discllargc the duties of the Chief Clerk in Equity.
Comp"mny

directors with un-	8. Where, after the commencement of this Act, a company is formed as a limited company, under the provisions of " The Com- panies Act, 1864," the liability of the directors or managers of such company, or the managing director may, if so provided by the memorandum of association, be unlimited.
limited liability.

directora~

past and present,	9. The following modifications shall be made in the thirty-seventh butions to be required, in the event of the winding up of a limited company under the last mentioned Act, from any Director or Mans.ger whose liability is in pursuance of this Act, unlimited:-
whenliability ia	section of "The Companies Act, 1864," with respect to the contri
unlimited.

First-Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, any such

director or manager, whether past or present, shall, in addi-

tion

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tion to his liability (if any) to contribute as an ordinary member, be liable to contribute, as if he were at the date of the commencement of such winding up a member of an un- limited company.

Second--No contribution required from any past director or manager who has ceased to hold such office for a period of one year or upwards prior to the commencement of the winding

up, shall exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable to

contribute as an ordinary member of the company.

Third-No

contribution required from any past director or manager

in respcct of any debt or liability of the company cor~lractcd

after the time at which he ceased to hold such office, shall

exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable to contribute

as an ordinary member of the company.

Fourth-Subject to the plwvisions contained in the regulations of

the company, no contribution required from any director or manager shall exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable

to contribute as an ordinary member, uuless the Court deems

it necessary to require such contribution in order to satisfy the debts and liabilities of. the company, and the costs, charges, and expenses of the winding up.

10. I n the event of the winding up of any limited company, the Court, if i t think fit, may make to m y direcior or manager of such	limited liability may Director with un-
have set-off as under
company, wliosc liability is unlimited, the same allowance by way of	section 95 of " The
Companies Act, 1864,"
set-off, as undcr the nintv-fifth section of " The Compaiiics Act, 1864," it may make to a eontdbutory where the comiany is not limited.
11. In any limited company in which in pursuance of this Act the liability of a director or manager is unlimited, the director or	Notice to be given to director on his clection
that his liability will
manager ot'the company (if any), &d the member who proposes	be unlimited.
such proposal a statement that the liability of the person holding	any person for clection or appointment to such office, shall add to

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such office will be unlimited, and the promoters, directors, managers, and secretary (if any) of such company, or one of them shall, before such person accepts such office, or acts therein, give hinl notice in writing that his liability will be unlimited: If any director, manager, or proposer, make default in adding such stat&ent, or if any promoter, director, manager, or secretary make default in giving such aotice, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Pounds, and shall also be liable for any damage which the person so elected or appointed may sustain from such default; but the liability of the person elected or appointed shall not be affected by such default.

12. Ally limited company, under " The Companies Act, 1864," Existinglimitedoom- paniea may, by special

whether formed before or after the commencement of this Act, may, ,,ol,i,,

by a special resolution, if authorized so to do by its regulatioiis as liability of dlrmtor~ d l m ~ t e d.

originally

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originally framed, or as altered by special resolution from time to

time, modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of asso-

ciation so fhr as to render unlimited the liability of the directors or managers, or of the managing director, and such special resolution shall be of the same validity as if it had been originally contained in the memarandurn of association, and a copy thereof shall be em- oodied in or annexed to every copy of the memorandum of associa- tion which is issued after the passing of the resolution; and any default in this respect shall be deemed to bc a default in complying with the provisions of the fifty-third section of LcThe Companies

Act, 1864," and shall be punished accordingly.

G/L#. ,+.p P 4 3 -Reduction of capital and shares :

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reduce capital.	13. Any company limited by shares may, by special resolution, so far modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of associa- tion, if authorized so to do by its regulations as originally framed, or as altered by special resolution, as to reduce its capital, but no such resolution for reducing the capital of any company shall come into operation until an order of the Court is registered by the ltegistrar of Companies as hereinafter rnentioncd.
C o m p ~ b a d d
reduced" to i t, name	14. The company shall, after the date of the passing of any special resolution for reducing its capital, add to its namc until such date as the Court may fix, the words " and reduced," as the last words in its name, and those words shall, until such date, be deemed to be part of the namc of the company within the meaning of " The Companies Act, 1864."
for a limited period.

15. A company which has passed a special resolution for reducing

~om,,,,, to

thecourt for an order its capital, may apply to the C'ourt, by petition, f o ~ an order confirm- confirming reduction. ing the reduction; and, on the hearing of the petition, the Court, if

satisfied that, with respect to c v e ~ y creditor of the company who, under thc provisions of this Act, is entitled to object to the reduction, either his consent to the reduction has been obtained, or his dcbt or

claim has been discharged, or has determined, or has been secured,

as hereinafter provided, may make an orclcr confirming the reduction,

on such terms and subject to such conditioils as it dcems fit.

Creditora mayohject

to reduction; list of 16. Where a company proposes to reduce its capital, every creditor

objecting creditors to of the company, who, at the date fixed by the court, is entitled to "

be wttled by the

Court. any debt nr claim, which, if that date were the commencement of tbe winding up of the company, .~v;vould be admissible in proof against the company, shall be entitled to object to the proposed reduction, and to be entered in the list of creditors who are so entitled to obicct. And the Court shall settle a list of such creditors, and for that puGose shall ascertain, as far as possible, without requiring an applicatiorl from any creditor, the names of such creditors, and the nature and the amount of their debts or claims; and may publish notices, fixing a certain day or days within which creditors of the company who are not entered on the list are to claim to be PO entered. or to be ex- cluded from the right of objecting to thc proposed rediction.

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17. Where a creditor, whose name is entered on the list of credi- Court with consent of credi-

tors, and whose debt or claim is not discharged or determined, does tor on securitv being

ilebt.

not consent to the proposed reduction, the ~ & r t may (if it think fit), given *or

dispense with such consent on the company securing the payment of the debt or claim of such creditor, by setting apart and appropriating in such manner as the Court may direct a sum of such amount as is hereinafter mentioned, that is to say-

First--If the full amount of the debt or claim of the creditor is admitted by the company, or though not admitted is such as the company are willing to set apart and appropriate, then the full amount of the debt or claim shall be set apart and appropriated.

Second-If the full amount of the debt or claim of the creditor is not admitted by the company, and is not such as the com- pany are willing to set apart and appropriate, or if the amount is contingent, or not ascertained, then the Court may (if it think fit) inquire into and adjudicate upon thc validity of such debt or claim, and the amount for which the com- pany may be liable in respcct thereof, in the same manner as if the company were being wound up by the Court, and the amount fixed by the Court on such inquiry and adjudication shall be set apart and appropriated,

him of an order of the Court confirming the reduction of the Le registered. 18. The Registrar of Companies, upon the production to Order and minuts tu

capital of a company, and the delivery to him of a copv of the order and of a minute (approved bp the Court), showing, with respect to the capital of the company as altered by the order, the amount of such capital, the number of shares in which it is to be divided, and the amount of each share, sEiall register the order and minute; and, on the registration, tlie special resolution confirmed by tlie order so registered shall take effect: Noticc of such registration shall be published in such manner as the Court may direct. The Registrar shall certify under his hand the registration of the order and minute,

tions of this Act, with respect to the reduction of capital, have been and his certificate shall be conclusive evidence that all the requisi- complied with, slid that the capital of the company is such as is stated in the minute.

19. The minute, when registered, shall bc deemed to be sub- ~ ~ ~ & J ~ $ ~ ~ o ~ t

stituted for the corres~onding nart of the memorandum of association association.

of the company, and :hall be&' the same validity, and subject to the same alterations, as if it had been originally contained in the memo- randum of association; and subject, as in this Act mentioned, no member of the company, whether past or present, shall be liable, in respect of any share, to any call or contribution exceeding in amount the difference (if any) between the amount which has been paid on such share and the amount of the share as fixed by the minute.

20. If any creditor who is entitled, in respect of any debt or claim, Saving of right8 of

2H to creditors who are

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to object to the reduction of the capital of a company under this Act, is, in consequence of his ignorance of the proceedings taken with a view to such reduction, or of their nature and effect with respect to his claim,-not entered on the list of creditors, and after such reduction the company is unable, within the meaning of the

Companies Act, seventy-sixth section of The Companies Act, 1864," to pay to the

1864," see. 76.

creditor the amount of such debt or claim, every person who was a member of the company at the date of the registration of the o~der and minute relating to the reduction of the capital of the company, shall be liable to contribute for the payment of such debt or claim an amount not exceeding the amount which he would have been liable to contribute if the company had commenced to be wound up on the day prior to such registration; and on the company being wound up, the Court, on the application of such creditor, and on proof that he was ignorant of the proceedings taken with a view to the reduction, or of their nature and effect with respect to his claim, may, if it think fit, settle a list of such con- tributories accordingly, and make and enforce calls and orders on the contributories settled on such list, in the same manner in all respects, as if they were ordinary contributories in a winding-up; but the provisions of this section shall not affect the rights of the contributories of the company among themselves.

*in1+3tobeemboaicd

in evury copy o l 21, A minute when registered shall be embodied in every copy of

memorandum of	the memorandum of association, issued after its registration, and if
association.	any company makcs default in complying with the provisions of this section, it shall incur a penalty not exceeding One Pound for each copy, in respect of which such default is made; arid every director
and manager of the company, who shall knowingly and wilfully
authorize or permit such default shall incur the like penalty.

Penalty o n c o n e ~ l -	22. If any director, manager, or officer of	the company wilfully
ment of name of

creditor.	conceals the name of any creditor of the company, who is entitled to objcct to the proposed reduction, or wilfully misrcprescnts the nature or amount of the debt or claim of any creditor of the company, or if
to any such concealment or misrepresentation as aforesnid, every any director or manager of the company aids or abets in, or is privy such director, manager, or officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

court may 23. The powers of making and enforcing rules concerning winding-

male and enforce

rules.

up, conferred by the one hundred and fifty-sixth and the one hundred

and fifty-seventh sections of The Companies Act, 1864," shall re-

spectively extend to making and enforcing rules concerning matters

in which jurisdiction is by this Act given to the Supreme Court, and

until such rules are made the practice of the Court, in matters of the

same nature shall, so far as the same is applicable, be followcd.

, Subdivision of Shares:

Shares may be

divided into &area 24. Any company limited by shares, may, by special resolution, so

of DIUOU~, far modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of association, if

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if authorized so to do by its regulations as originally framed, or as altered by special resolution, as by subdivision of its existing shares, or any of them, to divide its capital, or any part thereof, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by its memo~andum of association: Provided that, in the subdivision of the existing shares, the propor- tion between the amount which is paid, and the amount ( if any) which is unpaid on each share of reduced amount, shall be the samc as it was in the case of the existing share or shares from which the sharc of reduccd amount is derived.

25. The statement of the number and amount of the shares into ~ ~ ~ i ~; ;; ~ ~ g

which thc ca~itrtl of thc company is divided, contained in every memornndurn of

any such special resohition, shall bc in accordance with such resolu-

tion; and, any, company which makes default in complying with the

provisions of this section, shall incur a penalty not exceeding One

copy of the &crnorandum of a&ociation issuecl after the passing df a8a0ciati0n- every director and manager of the company, who lrnowingly or wilfully authorizes or permits such default, shall incur the like penalty.

Calls upon shares:

26. Nothing contained in "The Companies Act, 1864," shall be ~, " e p, & ~ a ~ ~ ~ o

deemed to prevent any company under that Act, if antliorized by its paid and others not.

regillations as originally framed, or as altered by special resolution,

from doing any one or more of the following things, namely :-

First-Making arrangements on the issue of shares for a differ-

ence between the holders of such shares in the amount of

calls to be paid and in the time of payment of such calls.

Second-Accepting from any member of the company who

assents thereto the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on my shale or shares held by him cithcr in discharge of the amount of a call payable in respect of any other

share or shares held by him, or without any call having been made.

Third-Paying

dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on

each share, in cases where a larger amount is paid up on

some shares than on others.

27. Every share in any company shall be deemed and taken to Manner in which hares are t o 2 y u e d

have been issued, and to be held ubject to thc payment of the whole held, c-'."'

amount thereof in cash, unless he same shall have been otherwise

determined by a c o n. c t, duly made in writing, and filed with the T- -, P&.

'c Registrar of Compan~es, at or bcfore the issue of such shares. *-'V-

-S Transfer of shares:

28. A company shall, on the application of the transferor of any Trantferm~beregi+ tered at requeat of

share or interest in the company, cnter in its register of members transferor,

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the name of the transferee of such share or interest, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as if the application for

such entry were made by the transferee.

Share warrants to bearer:

wmnt Oflimika

eharea fully paid up, 29. In the case of a company limited by shares, the company, if altered by special resolution, and subject to the provisions of such regulations, may, with respect to any share which is fully paid up, or with respect to stock, issue under their common seal, a warran! stating that the bearer of the warrant is entitled to the share or shares, or stock, therein specified, and may provide, by coupons or otherwise, for the payment of the future dividends on the share or shares, or stock, included in such warrant, hereinafter referred to, as

may ba ia~ued	in the authorized so to do by its regulations as originally framed, or as
name of bearer.

a share warrant.

Effect	war-	30, A share warrant shall entitle thc bearer of such warrant to the shares or stock specified in it, and such shares or stock may be transferred by the delivery of the share warrant.
rant.
Re-registration of

bearer of a ahare	31. The bearer of a share warrant shall, subject to the regulations cellation, to have his name entered as a member in the register of members, and the company shall be responsible for any loss incurred by any person by reason of the company entering in its register of members the name of any bearer of a share warrant in respect of the share or stock specified thereiu without the share warrant being surrendered and cancelled.
warrmt in the rt..	of the company, be entitled, on surrendering such warrant for cnn-
gieter.
Redations of the

company may make 32. The bearer of rt share warrant may, if the regulations of the

the bearer of a dare C0mp8ny SO provide, be deemed to be a member of the company warrant within the meaning of C c The Companies Act, 1864," either to the

full extent or for such purposes as may be prescribed by the regu-

lations: Provided that the bearer of a share warrant shall not be

for being a director or manager of the company in cases where such qualified in respect of the shares or stock specified in such warrant a qualification is prescribed by the regulations of the company.

Entries in regiater

where share warrant	33. On the issue of a share warrant in respect of any share or stock the company shall strike out of its register of members the name of the member then entered therein as holding such share or stock, as if he had ceased to be a member, and shall enter in the register the following particulars :-
issued.

I. The fact of the issue of the warrant:

11. A statement of the shares or stock included in the warrant,

distinguishing each share by its number:

m. The date of the issue of the warrant:

And until the warrant is surrendered the above particulars shall be

deemed

deemed to be the particulars which are required by the twenty- fourth section of " The Companies Act, 1864," to be entered in the register of members of a company; and on the surrender of a warrant the date of such surre~lder shall be entered as if it were the date at which a person ceased to be a member.

34. After the issue by the company of a share warrant the half- Particulars to be con- tained in annual Burn -

yearly summary required by the twenty-fifth section of " The Corn- marp.

panies Act, 1864," shall contain the following particulars :--The

total amount of shares or stock for which share warrants are out-

standing at the date of the summary, and the total amount of share

warrants which have been issued and surrendered respectively since

the last summary was made, and the number of shares or amount of

stcjck comprised in each warrant.

puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any share war- committing fwgory. 35. Whosoever fbrges, or alters, or off'ers, utters, disposes of, or Penalties an persona

rant or coupon issued in pursuance of this Act, or demands, or en- dcavors to obtain or receive any share or interest of OP in any com- pany under " Thc Companies i4ct, 1864," or to receive any dividend

OF money payable in respect thereof by virtue of any such forged or

altered share warrant, coupon, or document purporting as aforesaid, knowing the same to be forged or altered, with intent in any of the cases aforesaid to defraud, shall bc guilty of felony, and being con- victed thereof shall be liable to the like punishment as if he had been convicted of forgery.

36. Whosoever falsdy and deceitfully pcrsonatcs any owner of hlaely personating Penalties on persons

any share or interest of or in any company, or of any share warrant, ownerofshares.

or coupon issued in pursuance of this Act, and thereby obtains or

endeaqors to obtain any such share or interest, or share warrant, or

coupon, or receives or endettvors to rcccivc any money due to any

such owner as if such of£'ender were the true and lawful owner, shall

be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to

like punishment as if he had been convicted of obtaining money	under a false pretence.
whereof shall bc on the party accused, engraves or makes upon any engraving plates, &c. 37. Whoever without lawful authority or excuse, the proof Penalties on peraona
plate, wood, stone, or other material any share warrant or coupon, purporting to be a share warrant, or coupon issued or made by any particular company, under, and in pursuance of this Act, or to be a blank share warrant, or coupon, issucd or madc as aforesaid, or to be a part of such a share warrant, or coupon, or uses any such plate, wood, stone, or other material for the making or printing any such share warrant, or coupon, or any such blank share warrant, or coupon, or any part thereof respectively, or knowingly has in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone, or other material, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to the like punishment as if he had been convicted of forgery.

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Contracts:

Prospectus, &C., to

specify dates, and 38. Every prospectus of a company, and every notice inviting persons to subscribe for shares in any company, shall specify the

t i e to

any	prior to issue of nuoh dates and the names of the parties to any contract entered into
proqectue, &c. by the company, or the promoters, directors, or trustees thereof,

before the issue of such prospectus or notice, whether subject to adoption by the directors of the company or otherwise, and any prospectus or notice not specifying the same, shall be deemed frau- dulent on the part of the promoters, directors, and officers of the company, knowingly issuing the same, as regards any person taking shares in the company on the faith of such prospectus,unless he shall have had notice of such contract,

Meetings:

Company to hold

meeting within four 39. Every company formed under " The Companies Act, 1864,"

months after registra-

after the commencement af t l is Act shall hold a general meeting

tion.

within four months after the memorandum of association is regis- tered; and if such meeting is not held, the company shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds a day for every day after the expiration of such four months until the meeting is held; and every director or manager of the company, and every subscriber of the memorandum of association, who lmowingly authorizes or per- mits such default, shall be liable to the same penalty.

Winding up:

Winding up-con-

tributofp, when not 40. No contributory of a company under " The Companies Act,

qualified to present	1864," shall be capable of presenting a petition for winding up such
petition.	comDanv unless the members of the company arc reduced in number * W
to less ihan seven or unless. the shares in respect of which he is a contributory, or some of them, either were originally allotted to him or have been held by him, and registered in his name for a period of at least six months during the eighteen months previously
him through a death of a former holder: Provided that where to the commencenlent of the winding up, or have devolved upon
a share has, during the whole or any part of the six months, been
held by, or registered in the name of, the wife of a contributory, either before or after her marriage, or by or in the name of any trustee or trustees for such wife, or for the contributory, such share shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been held by and registered in the name of the contributory.

Saving :

NO^ to exempt 41. Nothing in this Act contained shall exempt any company

companies from the	pmsiaiona o f ~ ~ l t h from the second and third provisions of the one hundred and
aectionof ', , p m ~ u i ~ n seventy-fourth section of The Companies Act, 1864."
Act, 1864.

Rules :

Su reme Court or 42. The Supreme Court, or any two of the Judges thereof, or the

J ~ L ~ my make

ruler. Primary Judge in Equity, may from time to time make such rules

as

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as the said Court or Judges shall deem necessary for carrying into

effect the objects and provisions of this Act, and of " The Companies Act, 1864," and may from time to time alter, revoke, and vary such rules, and make such new and additional rules, as to the said Court or Judges shall seem necessary.

In the name and on behalf of the Quecn I hereby assent to

this Act.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

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Adelaide: By authority, W. C. Cox, Government Printer, North-terrace.